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‘One in, one out’: what has happened to asylum seekers forced to return to France?

In rare interviews, some of those sent back across the Channel after arriving in the UK on small boats describe what happened next – and the risks of a system organised to get rid of them

The Guardian - UK

Dual nationals could use expired UK passports to prove they are British, Home Office says

Carriers could accept expired passport ‘at their own discretion’, Home Office says, as new rules imminent

The Guardian - UK

Rights groups urge airlines to halt ‘one in, one out’ deportation flights

British and French activists write to Air France, AlbaStar, Titan and Corendon airlines over ‘shameful involvement’

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer blocking US from attacking Iran from Diego Garcia, report says – as it happened

Under existing agreements, the British government must issue clearance to the US before it can carry out military operations from UK bases

The Guardian - UK

Home Office age assessment scheme endangers child refugees and must be scrapped, NGOs say

Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at risk

The Guardian - UK

Scores of NGOs call for Home Office child assessment body to be axed

Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at risk

The Guardian - UK

‘Grace period’ needed for dual nationals returning to UK on second passport, say Lib Dems

Will Forster MP says ‘lack of planning and haphazard communication’ on new border rules has caused chaos

The Guardian - UK

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UK’s new border rules for dual nationals explained: £589 to enter your own country? Travel chaos, families panic, women discriminated

A new UK border regime starting February 25, 2026, mandates dual British nationals use a UK passport or a £589 certificate to enter. Critics argue this unfairly targets women and dual nationals abroad, citing naming convention issues and high costs. The Home Office defends it as a security and digitisation…

The Times of India

People smuggler forced migrants to work 12-hour shifts without breaks, food or water

Ana Lucia Martins, 50, has been jailed for tricking her victims into a life of abuse and exploitation

Evening Standard

Man’s conviction for burning Koran should have been upheld, High Court told

Hamit Coskun successfully appealed in October against his conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence.

Evening Standard

More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized

The former Conservative government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights

Evening Standard

New UK border rules for dual nationals are discriminatory against women, campaigners say

British women in Spain and Greece face ‘huge problems’ entering UK because of differing surname rules

The Guardian - UK

Deportation flight to Egypt cancelled after man swallows vape battery

Mitie, which is contracted by the Home Office to manage overseas deportations, said it was investigating the incident

The Independent UK

Palestine Action ban defended by Foreign Secretary despite ‘unlawful’ ruling

Yvette Cooper says she followed clear advice and recommendations over the proscription of Palestine Action

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper defends Palestine Action ban after court rules it was unlawful

Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, proscribed the group in July last year while she was home secretary.

The Guardian - UK

UK private jet deportation flight cancelled after man swallows vape battery

Egyptian with history of disruptive behaviour was taken to hospital and then returned to detention

The Guardian - UK

‘My husband burned down our house – then the bank threatened repossession’

A family struggled to rebuild their lives after an abusive marriage ended in tragedy and financial ruin

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski hails Palestine Action ruling and calls 2,700 arrested in support of group 'absolute trailblazers'

Green Party’s leader reacts after High Court ruling terror ban against Palestine Action was unlawful

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Evening Standard

Judges say Palestine Action ban ‘disproportionate’ but group remains proscribed

The group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, took legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group last year.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action co-founder wins High Court challenge but group remains banned

Huda Ammori, Palestine Action’s co-founder, took legal action against the Home Office over the ban, which came into force last July.

The Independent UK

Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court in humiliating blow for government

Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over its decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws

The Times of India

Bangladeshi migrant avoids deportation from UK over 20-year jail sentence imposed under Sheikh Hasina’s regime in Dhaka

A Bangladeshi migrant has won the right to remain in Britain after a court ruled that he cannot be deported because he would face a 20-year prison sentence on explosives charges if he returned home.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him

Evening Standard

‘Open door, open door': Moment immigration officers raid London house to arrest suspected people smugglers

More than 50 immigration officers swooped on four addresses in Hounslow and Croydon

The Independent UK

Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals

Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban

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